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 ====== Aztecs ======
-==== Cocoa beans currency ====
+==== Cocoa beans as currency ====
-Cocoa beans were used as a means of payment in the Aztec country. One turkey cost a hundred beans, and an avocado cost three. The countries conquered by the Aztecs paid tribute with cocoa beans. [([[https://www.legendsandchronicles.com/ancient-civilizations/the-ancient-aztecs/aztec-economy-trade-and-currency/|Legends and Chronicles]])]
+Cocoa beans were used as a means of payment in the Aztec country. One turkey cost 100 beans, and an avocado cost three. The countries conquered by the Aztecs paid tribute with cocoa beans. [([[https://www.legendsandchronicles.com/ancient-civilizations/the-ancient-aztecs/aztec-economy-trade-and-currency/|Legends and Chronicles]])]
 ==== Xocoatl ====
-In the Aztec language, the word chocolate meant bitter water. The Aztecs drank a decoction made from cocoa beans with chilis. [([[https://www.mexicolore.co.uk/maya/chocolate/cold-xocoatl|Mexico Lore]])]
+In the Aztec language, the word chocolate meant bitter water. The Aztecs drank a concoction made from cocoa beans and chilis. [([[https://www.mexicolore.co.uk/maya/chocolate/cold-xocoatl|Mexico Lore]])]
 ==== The Toltecs ====
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 ==== The vast empire ====
-During Montezuma's reign, the Mesoamerican federation was stretched from modern-day Mexico City to Chiapas, with a capital in the beautiful city of Tenochtitlan. [([[https://history.howstuffworks.com/history-vs-myth/montezuma.htm|How Stuff Works]])]
+During Montezuma's reign, the Mesoamerican federation stretched from modern-day Mexico City to Chiapas, with its capital in the beautiful city of Tenochtitlan. [([[https://history.howstuffworks.com/history-vs-myth/montezuma.htm|How Stuff Works]])]
 ==== The decline ====
-Between 1518 and 1521, Hernan Cortes and a group of Spanish conquistadors conquered the Aztec country (in what is now Mexico). [([[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hern%C3%A1n_Cort%C3%A9s|Wikipedia]])]
+Between 1518 and 1521, Hernan Cortes and a group of Spanish conquistadors conquered the Aztec country (in what is now Mexico). [([[https://www.britannica.com/summary/Decline-of-the-Aztec-Empire|Britannica]])]
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